Our Story
How We Met
We met on March 17, 2017, at Skate City Fun Plex in Poplar Bluff, MO. It was my first job, so I was a little nervous. John was also a new hire, and our best man (his best friend) was one of our coworkers. At first, John and I mostly kept to ourselves, but slowly we started talking and cracking jokes with each other. A couple of months later, while we were picking up skates after a long night, John asked me out on a date. We have been together ever since then.
The Proposal
We officially got engaged on December 28, 2023, in the Smoky Mountains. In September of 2023, I had decided that I wanted to ask Mekynna to marry me, but I needed to do some planning. In November, during a Thanksgiving get-together, I had mentioned to my grandma that I was planning on proposing. She helped me pick out a ring and hide it until it was time to propose. A month later, during a family Christmas trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Mekynna's mom helped me plan a proposal in the Smoky Mountains. We set out to the mountains early in the morning, where I popped the question on an overlook. She said yes!